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Renton suspends use of automated license plate reader cameras

The Renton Police Department has suspended all use of its automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras to comply…

Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

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Man charged in Kent fatal stabbing along West Meeker Street

Jealously over a woman both men knew allegedly led a 40-year-old man to fatally stab a 31-year-old man…

Mount Si and the surrounding mountains, seen from The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge, have minimal snow, March 25, 2026. The Snoqualmie Valley received multiple inches of snow 12 days prior. (Grace Gorenflo/Valley Record)

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WA under statewide drought declaration after ‘dismal’ snowpack

Residents should be prepared for a dry summer with wildfire risk.

Kent Police arrest a man on an electric bike for several charges on April 13 along SE 248th Street near the Kent YMCA. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent Police

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Kent Police arrest man on e-bike for several charges

Kent Police arrested a 39-year-old Maple Valley man riding an electric bike for investigation of hit-and-run of an…

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Orwall running for reelection to state Senate in 33rd District

State Sen. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines, is running for reelection in the 33rd Legislative District.

Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

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Kent man charged in double fatal shooting on East Hill

King County prosecutors claim it was an “unprovoked” shooting when a 34-year-old Kent man allegedly shot to death…

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D) represents the 9th Congressional District, which stretches from Auburn and Federal Way in the south to parts of Seattle and Bellevue in the north, and also includes the cities of Kent, Des Moines, Renton, Newcastle and Mercer Island. (File photo)

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Congressman Smith secures $13M for projects in King County

Nearly $13 million of federal funds will be coming to Washington’s 9th Congressional District to support locally-led projects…

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Kent man, 21, killed in head-on collision on SR 509

A 21-year-old Kent man was killed while driving the wrong way on State Route 509 in Seattle in…

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Federal Way High School student arrested over ‘possible threat’

Families were informed about the arrest and given more info in an email sent Sunday night.

Floodwater from the Snohomish River partially covers a flood water sign along Lincoln Avenue on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 in Snohomish, Washington. File photo/Sound Publishing

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Disaster declaration for WA flooding approved

President Donald Trump has approved opening up federal funding to deal with the aftermath of historic flooding that…

Construction will go from April 13 to spring 2027 along West Meeker Street in Kent between Washington Avenue and the Interurban Trail, part of the city’s Meet Me on Meeker project. COURTESY IMAGE, City of Kent

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Kent to start major construction project along West Meeker Street

Get ready for a yearlong, $6.8 million major construction project in Kent along West Meeker Street between Washington…

Enumclaw’s Krainick Dairy is one of the remaining dairy farms on the Plateau; they produce upward of 9,000 gallons of milk a day for Darigold. Photo courtesy Krainick Dairy

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‘Millionaires tax’ puts WA farmers in a predicament

The Washington Farm Bureau says the state’s new “millionaires tax” penalizes farmers when they rapidly liquidate equipment for…

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Kent Police arrest man for fatal stabbing; victim identified

Kent Police arrested a 40-year-old Kent man for allegedly stabbing to death a 31-year-old man found lying on…

Denzel Pressley was one of the men killed in a double shooting April 7 in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, GoFundMe

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Kent man faces potential murder charges in double shooting

A 34-year-old Kent man faces a potential charge of two counts of second-degree murder for allegedly shooting two…

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Section of James Street in Kent to close for railroad track repairs

Drivers will need to detour around a full road closure in Kent of West James Street between First…

Federal Way City Council members Les Sessoms and Linda Kochmar at the April 7 council meeting. Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang / the Mirror

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Federal Way public safety sales tax approved with unanimous vote

Federal Way’s sales tax will increase by 0.1% starting on July 1 after a unanimous vote by the…

One photo of a crime scene at Gene Coulon Park. Courtesy photo

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Renton police report shootings at Gene Coulon Park

No one was injured, but vehicles were struck by gunfire, and dozens of bullet casings were recovered.

Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus delivers her annual State of the City address at the Muckleshoot Casino on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Courtesy photo/City of Auburn

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Auburn to pay mayor’s legal expenses from recall effort

By a narrow vote of 4-3, the Auburn City Council on April 6 approved a resolution directing that…

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Police arrest Kent man in East Hill fatal double shooting

Kent Police arrested a 34-year-old Kent man for allegedly shooting and killing two men at an East Hill…

State Rep. Chris Stearns. COURTESY PHOTO

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Democrat Stearns to seek reelection to state House position

State Rep. Chris Stearns, D-Auburn, will run this year for a third two-year term in the 47th Legislative…